Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) Price Target Lowered to $106.00 at Citigroup

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) had its price target decreased by Citigroup from $110.00 to $106.00 in a report issued on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. Citigroup currently has a buy rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on CCI. Raymond James Financial decreased their price objective on Crown Castle from $120.00 to $106.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Crown Castle from $90.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Crown Castle in a report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $112.00 to $110.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $110.00 to $95.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.61.

Crown Castle Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of CCI stock traded down $0.73 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $77.64. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 197,066 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,347,331. The company has a 50 day moving average of $87.68 and a 200 day moving average of $94.11. Crown Castle has a 12-month low of $77.89 and a 12-month high of $115.76. The stock has a market cap of $33.81 billion, a PE ratio of 77.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 0.96.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crown Castle

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. acquired a new position in Crown Castle in the 4th quarter valued at $505,000. Profund Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Crown Castle by 27.9% in the fourth quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 7,496 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $666,000 after buying an additional 1,637 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 9.1% in the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 138,296 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $12,290,000 after buying an additional 11,578 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its position in Crown Castle by 18.6% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 15,814 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,405,000 after acquiring an additional 2,480 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC grew its stake in Crown Castle by 34.8% during the 4th quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC now owns 35,521 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,157,000 after acquiring an additional 9,165 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.77% of the company’s stock.

Crown Castle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Crown Castle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat on key metrics — AFFO/FFO and revenue topped analyst estimates and services revenue grew, providing near‑term earnings support. Crown Castle Q4 AFFO & Sales Beat Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Company issued FY‑2026 outlook that is mixed — AFFO per share guidance is modestly higher year‑over‑year but management expects lower site‑rental revenues and a decline in adjusted EBITDA, creating uncertainty about margin and cash‑flow trajectory. Earnings and FY‑2026 Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple major brokerages cut price targets this morning (UBS to $105, BMO to $91, KeyCorp to $98, Scotiabank to $94, JPMorgan to $95, Jefferies to $84), increasing selling pressure despite some firms still rating the stock outperform/buy. (See individual notices below.)
  BMO PT lowered to $91
  UBS PT cut to $105
  KeyCorp PT $98
  Scotiabank PT $94
  JPMorgan PT $95
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: shares slid after results as management gave soft EBITDA signals and announced cost actions (job cuts); investor concern about tenant credit risk (DISH) and site‑rental pressure is amplifying the selloff. Shares slide after Q4, weak FY26 guidance Stock dips after soft EBITDA guidance & job cuts

Crown Castle Company Profile

Crown Castle is a U.S.-focused communications infrastructure company organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, operates and leases shared wireless infrastructure. Its primary business consists of providing tower-based site leases, small cell networks and fiber solutions that support mobile voice and data transmission for wireless carriers, cable companies and other enterprise customers. The company’s assets are positioned to enable network coverage and capacity, including the densification projects associated with 4G LTE and 5G deployments.

Its product and service offerings include ground-based tower sites that host multiple wireless operators, distributed small cell nodes and associated fiber backhaul used to connect sites into carrier networks, and site development and maintenance services.